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December 8, 2012January 9, 2019

ChildAid Concert Wows Crowd –THE STRAITS TIMES

The audience held foam lightsticks of about an arm’s length, while the young talents performed against LED screens showing visual projections. The young ones wowed the crowd with a high-voltage performance at the Electric Edition-themed ChildAid concert. In its eighth year, the annual charity event raised a record sum of over $2 million – higher than last year’s $1.88 million.

ChildAid Raises $1.88m – THE STRAITS TIMES

This year’s ChildAid encapsulated the themes of friendship and hope with performances that featured 13-year-old violinist Asami Wada from Japan and the NUS Symphony Orchestra. $1.88 million was raised in support of the two charities.

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ChildAid 2011 – Celebrating Friendship and Hope

December 15, 2010January 9, 2019

Annual ChildAid 2010 holds its sixth concert “A World to Imagine”

Showcasing young musical talents from Singapore and around the region, ChildAid 2010 features 13 acts to be performed by 144 talents aged between seven and 19 years. The acts cover diverse music genres such as classical, pop-rock and hip-hop and feature songs, dances and instrumental performances on the flute, piano and drums. A total of $1.28 m – a record amount in the event’s six- year history was raised, which surpasses the $1 million mark set for ChildAid 2009.

December 15, 2009January 9, 2019

ChildAid Raises Record $1 Million

The 5^th edition of ChildAid showcased 274 performers aged from 4 to 19 years. A total of 15 acts will take to the stage – including seven youths from Malaysia and Indonesia, chosen from 550 acts following July and August auditions held in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta. This year’s concert raised a record $1 million to help needy children, double last year’s fund-raising total of $506,000.

December 4, 2008January 9, 2019

ChildAid raises record amount for underprivileged children in Singapore. Both nights sold out.

This year’s ChildAid featured 80 performers aged 6-19 as well as two international talents – 12-year-old Hong Kong pianist Aristo Sham, the 2007 HK Young Artist Award winner, and 10-year-old Tiger Onitsuka from Japan. Tiger is the world’s youngest professional drummer. $506,000 was raised for the two charities.

November 26, 2007January 9, 2019

ChildAid raises record $450,000 for underprivileged children in Singapore

ChildAid, the annual children´s charity concert has raised a record $450,000 for the two charities, bringing the total amount raised since the inaugural concert in 2005 passed the $1 million mark. Thanks to strong corporate support and healthy public ticket sales, the collection for the two-night concert, has surpassed last year´s $390,000. The first ChildAid concert in 2005 raised $330,000. This year´s concert featured a Family Segment and notable performers include 16-year-old Bertand Peh and his grandmother, Madam Mary Ho, 71, who will be playing on electric guitars, and talented siblings Jonathan and Angela Lim who will perform a piano duet.

November 28, 2006January 9, 2019

ChildAid raises record $390,000 for underprivileged children in Singapore

ChildAid, the children’s charity concert has raised a record $390,000. Thanks to strong corporate support and brisk public ticket sales, the collection for the two-night concert has surpassed last year’s total of $335,000. Award-winning classical pianist Abigail Sin, 14, and soprano Janani Sridhar, 17, will lead the young talents on show. Other notable performers are jazz singers Nathan Hartono and Ming Bridges, 11-year-old singer Justina Ravi, the Tampines Primary School Children’s Choir and seven-year-old drummer Ethan Ong.

November 30, 2005January 9, 2019

ChildAid raises $300,000 for underprivileged children and teens in Singapore

ChildAid, the charity concert has raised over $300,000. Thanks to strong corporate support and brisk public ticket sales, the two-night concert has exceeded the planned target of $300,000. This inaugural ChildAid featured award-winning talents such as classical pianist Abigail Sin, violinist Loh Jun Hong, jazz singer Nathan Hartono, harpist Lee Yun Chai, soprano Janani Sridhar.